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The president oversees the federal executive branch, approves new laws, submits a budget each year to Congress, leads U.S. foreign policy, and is the commander in chief of the armed forces.

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What will California’s role be in the primary and general elections for president? What are the issues and races that matter most to California voters? Why does the 2016 election matter to you? On Tuesday, May 17, Larry Mantle (host of KPCC’s “AirTalk”) and Scott Shafer (senior editor of KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk) will moderate a town hall featuring a panel of political analysts and insiders: University of California, Berkeley’s Lisa Garcia Bedolla, the Field Poll’s Mark DiCamillo, RNC National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon and Mindy Romero of the California Civic Engagement Project. We’ll ask our experts to analyze some of the major campaign storylines and issues before fielding questions from audience members. The event is part of California Counts, a collaboration among KPCC, KQED, KPBS and Capital Public Radio to report on the 2016 election season.

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Political Beliefs

Political Philosophy

Trickle Up Economics

This paper will be submitted to the LP national platform committee in May and will be available on Facebook and Robinsonforpresident.com website approximately 4/30/16

I. The Birth Loop Idea

The Problem:

How to eradicate poverty

How to provide a national health care plan

How to provide a national college plan

How to provide a national wealth retirement plan

How to balance our budget

How to reduce taxes

How to control our deficit

How to stimulate our economy

How to stabilize our banking system

How to reduce the size, scope and cost of government

The Solution:

Develop a comprehensive series of new programs, called trickle-up economics, whose ideas and basic model structure can collectively solve virtually all of our nation’s socio-economic problems without big government involvement or higher taxes. Each program is easy to understand and can be immediately effective because they work within our existing capitalistic infrastructure model.

Breaks the first link in the poverty cycle of accumulating money and the second link of government dependency

Systematically gives all Americans a hand up and a head start with seed money

Meets the CBO deadline of 8 years to reverse economy or the national debt becomes irreversible

Offers huge improvements in people’s lives through life changing policies

Broad based appeal

Provides new direction for America and the world

Unifying- programs are blind to gender, race, family make up, wealth class or political party

Economically and morally sound and not at the expense of good judgement

How Does It Work?

Each year the government sets up a “newborn fund” from which banks will capitalize themselves, making the annual interest payments into various social accounts for the child and ultimately eliminating the need for related government programs. We will finance our social programs by exploiting an under- utilized efficiency in our lending system, specifically, using interest payments to fund social programs through the private sector with minimum government involvement and without higher taxes.

Key elements and summary

A newborn fund is set up for each generation of new births.

Banks borrow from the fund repaying the principle to the government and the annual interest into each child’s various social accounts

Related social programs and associated cost are reduced and eventually removed from government as each program is implemented

Simultaneous points of impact on the economy:

Banking system stabilized

Banking system converts to long term financing from less desirable short term financing

Economy jumpstarts as these loans are distributed throughout the economy

Savings programs are started for each American.

We begin the orderly transition away from government responsibility to that of free enterprise and the private sector.

Balances the budget

Reverses our budget deficit to a surplus by replacing open ended handouts with safe smart loans

A newborn “birth loop” lending fund will be set up with seed money from existing and anticipated expenditures in our Federal budget. Only our nation’s finest and safest banks can borrow from this fund. All loans from these funds will have attractive rates and terms for the banks. In most cases it is a better financing vehicle than is currently available and banks will be attracted to use these funds for capitalization, growth, projects, corporate loans as well as our personal, auto and mortgage needs. The terms and rates are unusual and attractive because they offer both long term financing and stabilization at the reasonable and attractive rates of 3% for 25 years.

Each loan will carry a covenant that will have the banks “make the interest payment into various social accounts for each individual child” rather than back to the government. Upon repayment of these loans the distribution will be as follows:

At maturity the banks will repay 100% of the principle to the government as usual and the government will be repaid in full.

Annual interest payments will not be paid to the government but rather to the various newborn funds in the name of each new American birth citizen until their 25th birthday

Repayment by the banks to the government will allow for recycling of the original seed money.

Money repaid to the government will be reissued to the financial institutions to be re-used for the next generation of births.

Direct Benefits:

Eradication of poverty

Universal Healthcare

College/Technical education

Wealthy retirement

Balance the federal budget

Reverse budget to a surplus

Stabilizes our banking system

Jumpstarts the economy

Seed money continues paying Trillions indefinitely

High GDP growth

Expanding tax base

Multiple points of simultaneous impact on our economy

Avoidance of government bankruptcy

Indirect benefits:

Reduces income and opportunity disparity

Unemployment falls below zero percent

More jobs, better wages and improved benefits

Low taxes

A more unified country politically and socially

A protected and robust Social Security and Medicare system for those already promised

II. Program Details:

Birth Loop Fund

Purpose: Generational eradication of poverty from our nation by accumulating money for every citizen

Mechanics:

A newborn “Birth Loop” fund is created from current and anticipated federal expenditures.

The fund will be in the amount of $67,000 per approximately 4,000,000 new citizens born each year

Banks will borrow at 3% interest for 25 years, repaying the principle to the government while placing the annual interest payments of $2000 into each newborn’s personal bank account.

Banks, rather than newborns, have complete authority over the use and repayment of the 25-year loan

Each citizen accumulates $50,000 by their 25th birthday to be used in any legal way

Every 25-year-old upon receipt of monies is removed from government dependence and is not re-eligible for a minimum of one year

Benefits:

Creates an economy as broad based as the American imagination making bubbles less likely

Attacks poverty by accumulating money for individuals and breaks the bonds of government dependence.

Interest payments rather than tax dollars are used for funding social and government programs

Our current open-ended handout system is converted to a lending model

Every outlay has a corresponding loan to a financial institution reducing public debt

Every outlay has a corresponding federal reduction preventing inflation

Once the original seed money is repaid and then reissued or reused for the next generation of births the dollar will be strengthened

+ 25 Fund

Purpose: Breaks the poverty cycle, jumpstarts economy, and gives an individual a head start loans for life

Mechanics:

Government makes a loan to each 25 year upon their birthday for $25,000

Terms are zero percent interest with a 25 year payback of only $83/month

Payback is obligatory

Every 25 year old upon receipt of monies is removed from government dependence and is not re-eligible for a minimum of one year

Birth Loop + Healthcare Fund

Purpose: Provide healthcare for every American

Mechanics:

The $2000 annual interest payment into the child’s account will be used to purchase a private healthcare plan each year

All new births will be insured through Birth Loop + Healthcare

Affordable Care Act will eventually fade away as each generation passes away and all new births enter Birth Loop + Healthcare

Birth Loop + Education” Fund

Purpose: Provides universal college or technical training for every American

Mechanics:

Each citizen amasses $36,000 by their 18th birthday to be used for college tuition

Birth Loop + Retirement” Fund:

Purpose: Breaks the poverty cycle, provides wealth for retirement for every American

Mechanics:

Funds will be handled by qualifying money managers who receive a 1% management fee

Citizen’s account receives either: a guaranteed rate of return (5%) or the historical 50 year average rate of return (7%) compounded annually for 65 years.

Citizen becomes eligible for the money in the account at the age of 65

Citizen is responsible at that time for doubling the repayment of the initial $42,000 to the government.

Value of the account will be $1,001,275 vs. $3,413,460 respectively 5% vs. 7%

Citizen becomes responsible for the continuation of their own private healthcare policy after age 65 out of these dollars; otherwise these dollars are free and clear of repayment or taxes

Our international aid programs should be restructured using Birth Loop principles and programs for wealth creation, health care and the rebuilding of infrastructure

Money is recycled, reducing the need for additional funds over time

Newborn funds are created for impoverished nations through either:

Their own central government if a banking system is available

International monetary agencies replacing our current international aid programs

Any economically developed nation in an “adopt a country” approach

Repurpose existing dollars into seed money and return the rest

Our current open ended handout system is converted to a lending model

Ushers in a new era of world prosperity

III. Source of Seed Money

There are trillions of dollars to fund these programs which over time will become self-perpetuating, without the need of tax dollars. Every current program converted to this model reduces the federal budget by a like amount. A two trillion-dollar conversion indicates a 50% reduction in a four trillion-dollar federal budget, turning our debt to a surplus.

Some areas where seed money can be found:

Repurpose existing expenditures in the federal budget –dollar for dollar

$100 Billion in savings on our national debt payments from a national credit upgrade

Elimination of the programs replaced by Birth Loop program, such as welfare, healthcare, education, Social Security, Medicare, International Aid

Experience

Experience

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My Top 3 Priorities

Eliminate all coercive forms of taxation - government programs should be funded voluntarily.

End the wars: not just the wars that use bombs, but the domestic wars that incarcerate people for non-violent offenses without a victim and hinder prosperity.

Promote the right of self-determination; that is the right of “determination by the people of a territorial unit of their own future political status.” Every person and/or group of people should be allowed to decide for themselves if and/or how they

Experience

Experience

Profession:Author & Radio/TV Host

Owner and Managing Editor, Free Press Publications (2009–current)

Host, Free Talk Live (2012–current)

Education

Jefferson State Community College — Associates, Mass Communications (1998)

Community Activities

Biography

Darryl W. Perry was born and raised in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding area, graduating from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 1996. Darryl attended Jefferson State Community College on a Scholarship with the Speech Team (Forensics Team), and later on a Management Scholarship with WJSR-FM, the college radio station, of which Darryl was Station Manager from Summer of 1997 until he graduated in 1998.

Darryl has spent most of his adult life as an advocate & activist for peace and liberty.

Darryl is an award winning author, publisher & radio/TV host. He is a regular contributor to several weekly and monthly newspapers. He hosts the daily newscast FPPradioNews, the podcast Peace, Love, Liberty Radio, the weekly news podcast FPP Freedom Minute, and is a regular co-host on Free Talk Live.

Darryl is a co-founder and co-chair of the NH Liberty Party, and was on the National Committee of the Boston Tea Party from 2008-2012. He was the longest serving member of the National Committee, and was twice elected Chair. The BTP dissolved in July 2012 after Perry resigned as Chair.

Darryl is the Owner/Managing Editor of Free Press Publications, a business he started in June 2009 with the purpose of ensuring a FREE PRESS for the FREEDOM MOVEMENT. Since then, FPP has republished several libertarian/anarch classics as well as new books, both fiction and non-fiction, many of which have won awards and other recognition.

The goal of the Darryl W. Perry for President campaign is to run the most libertarian presidential campaign in history, to promote the ideas of liberty as boldly and as often as possible, and to give as many people as possible the chance to vote for an actual libertarian in November 2016!

Political Beliefs

When I first joined the Libertarian Party in 1999, it was proudly known as “The PartyofPrinciple.” We are now at a crossroads and must answer the question: Will the Party actually be the PartyofPrinciple in 2016 and beyond?

For too many election cycles the Libertarian Party has nominated Presidential candidates who have claimed they can bring more members to the Party or get a certain vote percentage by delivering a watered down message of liberty. I say, now is the time to try something different. I say, now is the time for the Libertarian Party to again be the PartyofPrinciple. Now is the time for the Libertarian Party to again be the Party that believes that no person or group has more rights than any other person or group. No person can delegate a right they don’t possess to another person, and no group can claim a right not possessed by any member of the group. Further, since no group of people can have more rights than any individual member of the group, no group can revoke the rights of any other person or group. Therefore, any law, regulation, statute, or other dictate can not rightly infringe on the rights of any person.

If you believe as I believe, please join me in stating as loudly as possible, and as often as possible: “Libertarians support freedom on every issue, every time!”

Libertarians, libertarianism and the principle of non-aggression

Summary

There has recently been discussion within the Libertarian Party about what it means to be a libertarian. The main point of debate is whether or not the non-aggression principle is a core tenet of libertarianism. The non-aggression principle, also called the NAP or principle of non-aggression, has been defined in numerous ways over the years, however a generally accepted definition of the principle is something along the lings of: “All people have equal right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as long as there is no unjust harm done to the person or legitimately owned property of another.”

There has recently been discussion within the Libertarian Party about what it means to be a libertarian. The main point of debate is whether or not the non-aggression principle is a core tenet of libertarianism. The non-aggression principle, also called the NAP or principle of non-aggression, has been defined in numerous ways over the years, however a generally accepted definition of the principle is something along the lings of: “All people have equal right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as long as there is no unjust harm done to the person or legitimately owned property of another.”

Among supporters of the non-aggression principle there is discussion about what constitutes an act of aggression, or unjust harm, however the wider debate is about whether or not a libertarian must subscribe to the non-aggression principle. To put it another way: Is the principle of non-aggression fundamental to libertarianism? And can someone who rejects the principle of non-aggression be a libertarian, or a Libertarian? (note: a “libertarian” with a lowercase l is someone who supports libertarian ideals; while a “Libertarian” with an uppercase L is someone who is a member of the Libertarian Party.)

In The Machinery of Freedom, David Friedman wrote, “The central idea of libertarianism is that people should be permitted to run their own lives as they wish.” And David Boaz, in Libertarianism: A Primer, wrote, “In the libertarian view, all human relationships should be voluntary; the only actions that should be forbidden by law are those that involve the initiation of force against those who have not themselves used force [or fraud].” Both of these definitions of libertarianism are based on the principle of non-aggression, i.e. don’t cause unjust harm. Therefore, it should be obvious that the principle of non-aggression is fundamental to libertarianism.

Since the principle of non-aggression is fundamental to libertarianism, and libertarians subscribe to the ideology of libertarianism, then it should be obvious that libertarians should also support the principle of non-aggression.

What then of Libertarians, i.e. members of the Libertarian Party, and the principle of non-aggression? To answer this question, one need only look at the Preamble and Statement of Principles of the Libertarian Party Platform. The first statement of the Libertarian Party Platform Preamble states, “Libertarians [seek] a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.” The next sentence reads, “We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships.” These two statements are reiterated in the second sentence of the Statement of Principles which states, “We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.”

It is clear that the principle of non-aggression is a core tenet of libertarianism, in general, and more specifically the Libertarian Party; anyone who says otherwise does not really understand libertarianism or the fundamental beliefs of the Libertarian Party.

A Presidential Pardon for Private Manning

Summary

On August 21, 2013, Judge Col. Denise Lind sentenced Pfc. Chelsea Manning to 35 years in military prison (minus 1294 days for pre-trial confinement). Three hours after Manning's sentence was announced, attorney David Coombs said the appeals process will begin in a matter of days. Coombs said, “I will file a request… that the president pardon Pfc. Manning, or at the very least commute his sentence to time served.”

On August 21, 2013, Judge Col. Denise Lind sentenced Pfc. Chelsea Manning to 35 years in military prison (minus 1294 days for pre-trial confinement). Three hours after Manning's sentence was announced, attorney David Coombs said the appeals process will begin in a matter of days. Coombs said, “I will file a request… that the president pardon Pfc. Manning, or at the very least commute his sentence to time served.”

Coombs said, the request includes a statement from Manning himself, “I understand that my actions violated the law. I regret that my actions hurt or harmed the US. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. I only wanted to help people.”

The truth is Manning's actions caused no actual harm to any of the American troops overseas. The only harm was to the egos of those who want to control other people.

Col. Morris Davis tweeted that “Manning [will] likely serve about 8 to 8.5 yrs more in confinement.” That means Manning will serve nearly 10 years longer in military prison than the people who commited the war-crimes that he exposed. As of yet, the apache gunner who appeared in the ‘Collateral Murder’ video has never faced criminal charges. Those who slaughtered civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan have never faced criminal charges. Those who ordered the troops into combat have never faced criminal charges.

Private Manning is a whistleblower who exposed war-crimes, and for his good deed he is being confined to military prison for at least the next 8 years of his life. I am proud to be among the 4,114 who signed the petition to serve part of Private Manning's sentence, and ask Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan to either allow each of the people who signed the petition to serve 3.1 days in custody so that Chelsea Manning may go free or that the Maj. Gen. Commute Manning's sentence upon review. Regardless the action by Maj. Gen. Buchanan, I formally request that President Barack Obama grant a full pardon to Pfc. Chelsea Manning. Absent action by President Obama, I vow if elected as my first act upon taking office to issue a full pardon to Pfc Chelsea Manning!

Regulate everything like tomatoes: a guide to ending the drug war

Summary

In February 2015, the Colorado Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division released a reports stating, “On December 31, 2014, Colorado concluded a full twelve months of lawful retail marijuana sales to adults over 21 years of age. The State experienced many firsts, such as the implementation of the first-in-the-world comprehensive regulatory model overseeing cultivation, products manufacturing, and sale of marijuana for non-medical retail use.”

In February 2015, the Colorado Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division released a reports stating, “On December 31, 2014, Colorado concluded a full twelve months of lawful retail marijuana sales to adults over 21 years of age. The State experienced many firsts, such as the implementation of the first-in-the-world comprehensive regulatory model overseeing cultivation, products manufacturing, and sale of marijuana for non-medical retail use.”

These so called firsts were a result of the passage of a ballot initiative in 2012, in which voters amended the State Constitution to regulate cannabis like wine. Despite the difference between the cannabis regulations and the regulations concerning alcohol, primarily the regulation on the amount one can purchase or possess, the MED reports that over 17 tons of recreational cannabis were sold in 2014. Additionally, Reuters reports, “State tax officials say sales hit nearly $700 million last year, with medical (cannabis) accounting for $386 million and recreational (cannabis) bringing in $313 million,” which amounted to approximately $76 million in revenue through taxes and fees to the State of Colorado.

Some people argue that a regulatory structure such as that adopted in Colorado and Washington, where figures are not yet released, will be the beginning of the end of the drug war. While the statistics show that arrests for cannabis possession have declined in Colorado by 84% since 2010, and arrests for distribution of cannabis have declined by 90% in the same time period, arrests for public consumption have risen by over three and a half times in only 1 year (184 in 2013 to 668 in 2014).

However cannabis is only one aspect of the drug war. Aside from asset forfeiture, the other aspects of the drug war are more taboo, and less discussed in any serious manner. Additionally, one must define what is meant by “ending the drug war.” Some would be happy to see only arrests for cannabis possession be eliminated, but would support the continued prosecution of unlicensed sales (regardless if they support licensing sales or not). While others believe that taxing and regulating cannabis, but keeping the “hard stuff” illegal is a good enough end to the drug war. Yet others believe that all substances should be able to be manufactured, sold, possessed and or consumed without government intervention. I fall in the latter category, and do not believe that taxing and regulating a substance, any substance, can lead to the eventual abolition of that taxing and regulatory structure. I challenge you to think of something, anything, that has had a taxing and regulatory structure removed from it within your life time.

I long for the day in which all substances are as legal as tomatoes. What do I mean? To my knowledge, there are no laws regulating how many tomatoes a person can grow, purchase, sale or posses. There may be laws regulating business activity in general, but not tomatoes specifically. Thus, to truly end the war on drugs, the federal Controlled Substances Act needs to be repealed, and all state and local laws prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession and consumption of all substances must be repealed. By saying this, I am not advocating that anyone consume crystal meth, only that one should not be treated as a criminal for simply doing so. It is not only costly to treat people with vices like criminals, it is also immoral.